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http://quoteinvestigator.com/ A good example of why we shouldn’t believe everything we read on the internet played out on the weekend (12 Jan 2017) when in the US the Republican National Committee (GOP) posted a quote to twitter in celebration of former President Abraham Lincoln’s birthday anniversary. The only problem (which twitter users were quick to pick up on) was the

Did you know that you can get Google Alert emails when new news and information regarding a specific keyword, phrase or niche of your selection. Simply go to http://www.google.com/alerts/ and type in the search terms you want the app to track, separate them with commas. (If you don’t have a Gmail account you can still fill out the form.) There are

https://nectar.org.au/ “The National eResearch Collaboration Tools and Resources project (Nectar) provides an online infrastructure that supports researchers to connect with colleagues in Australia and around the world, allowing them to collaborate and share ideas and research outcomes, which will ultimately contribute to our collective knowledge and make a significant impact on our society. Nectar Virtual Labs are rich domain-oriented online

Flickr: THE COMMONS This is an amazing catalogue of the world’s public photography archives. Try it – search for ‘World War 1’ and see what it has to show you – often the photographs are annotated with considerable detail. https://www.flickr.com/commons

This is a free screenwriting tool to assist you in building note-cards and stories for movies or television. You can arrange your note-cards on a virtual story-board while you decide upon sequence and develop narrative. You can also add notes, images and tags to help to build layers into your characters and story. This tool is cloud based, so it

http://www.foundingdocs.gov.au/default.asp MoADOPH in conjunction with the National Archives of Australia presents 110 key documents that are the foundation of our nation. This site was developed by Australia’s nine government archives, supported by the National Council for the Centenary of Federation. It contains Australia’s ‘birth certificates’ – the story of our democracy. You can browse documents by state or place follow a themed pathway in

AustralianScreen contains information about and excerpts from a wide selection of Australian feature films, documentaries, television programs, newsreels, short films, animations, and home-movies produced over the last 100 years. Film can be an excellent primary or secondary source of information. There are currently 1065 clips with teachers’ notes in the Education section. Topics presently covered in the educational area of this